WBL Librarian Jenny France and Amrita Patel of Matthews worked with a program called Charlotte Fit Girls at Reid Park Elementary for 6 weeks. Fit Girls is a fitness program for 4th and 5th grade girls that combines running, reading and leadership development. At practices girls ran laps, played games and discussed books with strong female protagonists. They cap the season off by completing a “Polar Bear Mile” at Freedom Park. Jenny remembers her group, “We’ve had a very special group of girls this season. We’ve read books like the Vet Volunteer series, played games and trained for our race.” On Saturday, December 18th, the Charlotte Fit Girls participated in a “Polar Bear Mile” at Freedom Park (It was so cold it even snowed!), followed by a pizza party at Fuel Pizza in Park Road shopping center.
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